Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-05
HARD At WORK.

The nsa Hospital Trustees Very
Rusy-A Resolution OF De1iaace-The
Governors side active.
Trustees Powers, VanTassel and Will
liams, Of the insane hospital board, are
up to their ears in Official business and
have many long days work before them.
Yesterdays session ended in q recess
until this morning and tonight recess ia
taken until tomorrow morning, and 80
on. Trustees Brown and Lewis having
resigned there ale only three members
OF the board for active service and this
reduction in numerical strength almost
doubles the work of the three survivors.
AS they are men of Industrious habits,
they will doubtless be able TO perform
their task.
AT yesterday afternoons session of the
board the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The trustees OF the Dako-
to hospital tor the insane, near Yanktop,
have been legally advised that his ex-
cellenoy, the governor, has no authority
to suspend the board of trustees or any
member thereof; therefore be it
Res0tUed, That We, the board OF
trustets s, proceed to transact all neces.
ssry business pertaining to the affairs
and management of the Dakota hospital
for the insane, uesr Yankton, according
to u oaths OF Office.
This resolution was spread upon the
minutes Immediately following copies of
kilograms from Governor Church notl-
Tying Trustees Powers, Van Tassel and
Williams that he had suspended them
from Office. This was necessary, that
the record might show that there had
been no period during which the hospi-
tai was without trustees. II was thought.
full in the survivors TO thus provide
against future contingencies.
ALL SORTS OF RUNoRs.
Colonel Gale, of Canton, is in Yankton
as the representative Of the governor in
the asylum matter and as a trnstee-ex.
pecsant either in place of Mr.. Brown or
MIR. Lewis, resigned. Colonel Gales
presence has given rise to all sorts OF ru-
mors relative to hospital matters and the
names OF many persons have been men,
toned as possible appoinsees to fill the
three places which, though declared
vacant, are not vacant. II is certain that
Colonel Gale rendered these positions
to o few persons who dad not accept,
Last night 1t was announced positively,
and 1t came from Colonel Gale, that M,
I. Woolley, Otto Peemiller and j. A,
Kent had been selected ss trustees, but
that Mr.. Peemiller would not accept
Later is WAS told that this selection was
not positive and that some other arrange
ment might be made. Colonel Gale
manifested q desire to institute a COM
promise, but did not talk it direct to the
three trustees who refuse to be suspend
/ ed. They are the only parties 10 see on
such business.
THE DAYS RoUND UP.
The day closes with the stGtu quo
maintained. Colonel Gale left fhis morn.
ing to meet the governor at some ep-
pointed rendezvous. He was last nigh,
in consultation with the attorneys o.
the trustees.
J. A. Kent yes seer
to-day by a reporter, He said be
had been told by Colonel Gale that be
was to be commissioned as q trustee
Otto PeemllleR was also seen and he
said he knew nothing of the matter only
what had come to him indirectly-lt had
been told him that his appointment was
contemplated.
The board of trustees at this after
moons session audited nearly 5000
worth of accounts. It also adopted
plans and specifications presented by
W. L.. Dow, of Sioux Fails. for the ad.
ditional wings &c the hospital and the
same were placed on ile. The seoretsr,
of the board was instructed to requeB
the governor to return the rejected plani
with his reasons for their rejection.